THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21935, 19 October 1934, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET

FEW CHANGES IN PRICES SCARCITY OF WHITEBAIT Little change has occurred in the retail prices of foodstuffs during the past week. Second grade butter has.increased Id, but first grade is the same. There is a shortage of whitebait owing to the wet weather, but fish values generally are unchanged. There is still a keen demand for South Australian navel oranges. Mandarins are not procurable. Island tomatoes have been reduced and are now selling from 9d to lOd a pound. Yesterday's prices were: — FRUIT Apples, Delicious and cookers, 3d; Winesap, Stunner, Granny Smith Statesman, 4d; pears, Winter Colo and Nelis, 4d to 6d; oranges, South Australian navels, Qs to 4s; grapefruit, Sunkist, 5d to Cd each; local, Is to 2s a dozen; lemons, tocal, 8d to Is; Californian, 2s; bananas. Fiji, -Id to Sd per lb.; pineapples, Queensland, 1b to Is 6d; hotjiouso tomatoes, Is 9d to 2s; Island, 9d to lOd; passion fruit. Is 6d to 2s a dozen; tree tomatoes, 6d to Sd a lb.; Poorman oranges, Is to Is 3d per dozen; grapes, Cnlifornian, red Malaga*}, le a lb.: black Ribiers, Is 6d; dried bananas. Is a bundle. VEGETABLES Potatoes, lid per lb.; new potatoes, 2d to 3d; kumarn's, 3d; onions, local, '2d; pumpkins, 4d; cabbages, 3d to Gd each; cauliflowers, 5d to lOd; cucumbers, hothouse, ,Gd to 3d; Island, 3d to Gd; lettuce. 2d to 3d each; radish, spring onions, turnips, Id a bunch; parsnips, carrots, spinach, beet, I'd: swedo turnips, lid per lb.; celery, 3d to Gd a head. MEAT Beef.—Rump steak. Is nor lb.; undercut, Is 2d; beef steak, 6d: stewing steak, Bd; sirloin, Bid; prime ribs, Gd; prime vibs (boned and rolled), 8d; wmsr ribs (three chine bones). 7Vid; topside (4lb. and over), sd; thick flank, sd; bolars. sid: double ton rib, 4id; chuck rib, 4d; rolled back rib, 6d; corned round, 7d: corned brisket (boned). sid; brisket and flat rib, 3i; thin flank. 2d: gravy beef or shin neat, 4d; minced beef, 4d; tripe, Gd; dripping, sd; suet, 4d; sausages, sd; sausage _ meat, 4d ; whole shins or legs, lid: half shins or legs (thick end), 2d; half shins or legs (knuckle end), lid: ox kidneys. Is; ox tongues. 7d; - ox tails, 6d; whole loins, 7d; whole rurops, Mutton.—Sides, 7d per lb.; whole legs 8d; cut legs, Bid; ehank end (Gib. or under), 9d: hindciuarter, 7'/ a d: forequarter, Gd: shoulder, 7d; shank end of foreqiiarter, necks, fid; loin. 8d; middle loiu chops, 10d: leg and rib chops. 8d; neck chops, (nest, end), 7d; stewing chops, Gd; flaps, 3d: cutlets (trimmed). Is: sheep's fry. Gd; kidneys, 2d each; tongues, 2d: sheep s head (dressed). sd; sheep's brains. 2d. Veal.—Fillets, 7d; loins. sd: shoulder. 4d; cutlets and veal steak. 8d: chops, Gd; forequarters, 3d; rolled veal. sd. . Pork-Leg. lOd: loin, lOd; forelom, with blade. 8d : pork chotiß, lid: corned hand, 8d: corned belly, lOd; pork snusnees, 7d. Those are cash prices at the shops, boou* ill c and delivery being a penny a pound extra. FISH Schnapper, whole. 5d per lb.; trimmed, Gd; smoked, 10d; skinned fillets. 9d ; ternkihi, whole, 4\d; smoked. Gd: kippered fillets. Id; trevalli. whole, 2d per lb.: smoked. 5d : John Dory, whole. Gd: fillets. 9d to lOd per lb.: lemon fish, fillets. 4d: silver strip. Gd: liapuku steaks, lOd; wings, smoked, <d: moki steaks, 5d : smoked steaks, irlj cod, smoked, Is; gurnard, whole, 3d harracouta, whole. <d: smoked. Gd; kippers. Scotch, Is; crayfish, Gd ner lb.: mussels fresh, Is (>d a dozen; pickled. Is Gd a bottle: rabbits. Is each; banes. Is Gd each; mutton birds. Is each: cod fillets. Scotch. Is Gd per lb ; firdon haddocks, Is 3d; oysters. Stewart Island. Is to 2s a carton: whitebait. Gd per gln'ss. BACON AND HAM Bacon.—Shoulder raahers. lid per lb.; rib rashers. Is 3d; by pieces, shoulder cut, 9d to Is Id. ~ . , Ham.—Whole. Is Id per lb.: in rashers, 1r 4d: cooked, pressed. Is 8d; rolled, Js 10d; shoulders. Is 4d. , Butter,— Factory, first grade, lid per lb.; second grade, lOd. , , Cheese.— Ordinary. 9d ; more matured, la to 1b Gd. , EGGS Duck, Is a dozen; hen. Ib. GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON (Received October 18. 7.35 p.m.) LONDON. Oct. 17 Fine gold is quoted to-day at 2s 7d an oz., compared with 2s 9-Jd yesterday. Silver is quoted at 23« d an oz. spot, and 24d forward, compared with 241 d and 25d yesterday. The quotations for silver at per hne oz. is 25;] d, compared with 26gd yesterday, WHOLESALE PRICE OF EGGS The wholesale price of eggs in Auckland is as follows: —Hen, first quality, 10£ d a dozen; B grade, IHd; C grade, 7 Ad; duck, 9*d, and 7id respectively..